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Glasses Malone - Nightmare On Seven Street Mixtape

The Game gets the glory but G. Malone has the grustle to catapult himself into the West Coast’s next credible gangsta rapper. His latest project Nightmare On Seven Street, set to terrorize your car system with appearances from Snoop Dogg, Nipsey Hussle, Jay Rock & Xzibit.
October 28th, 2009 | MUSIC, Mixtapes | Read More

2 Little 2 Late

A Tale of Two Mice Ron Browz. Bow Wow. Neither of these men really need that much introduction. It would be safe to say that as far as Hip-Hop heads are concerned, they both need more people.
August 28th, 2009 | Everything Else, GENERAL, MUSIC, SMOKE BREAK, VIDEO | Read More

Strength In Numbers?

Shortly before it hit the net, Karen Civil informed me of Shad’s decision to head over to Cash Money. What ensued next was barrage of commentary on Twitter, 95% of which was negative. On paper, having a label with Lil’ Wayne, Drake, Mack Maine, Nicki Minaj, Omarion and now Bow Wow seems...
August 17th, 2009 | GENERAL, REVIEWS, SMOKE BREAK | Read More

Bow Wow - “Pole In The Basement” Video

Only Lil’ Bow Wow could make a PG-13 visual for a strip club anthem. And now it’s Columbia’s fault.  
June 14th, 2009 | GENERAL, MUSIC, VIDEO | Read More

Ocean’s 7 - 3000 And 9 Sh*t Mixtape

I don’t remember any manufactured/collaborative R&B group to “work” besides maybe LSG. In order for an R&B crew to work, their must be blood
May 29th, 2009 | AUDIO, MUSIC, Mixtapes, STRAY SHOTS | Read More

Nino Brown Is A Hypocrite

What do you do when your album fails to gain traction upon its release? You release outlandish statements of course! (Eh, Rick?) In a recent sitdown with GIANT Magazine, Lamborghini-Big-Bank-Bow had the audacity to rip into artists that relied on Auto-Tune for a song or two. “It makes everyone...
April 11th, 2009 | AUDIO, DIGITAL NEWS, GENERAL, LOOSIES, MUSIC, SMOKE BREAK | Read More

“Like This” - Review Of Bow Wow’s New Jack City II

Growing up in the industry ain’t all that it’s cracked up to be. Naturally, there’s invaluable knowledge to be gained — which will have your career a couple steps ahead of the pack, but as fans age and mature, so do their musical preferences; forcing the artist to shift their...
April 2nd, 2009 | ALBUM REVIEWS, AUDIO, GENERAL, LOOSIES, MUSIC | Read More

New Jack City II Theatrical Trailer

Directed By Hype Williams Coming soon to a theater record store near you: Nino Brown’s assassination at the hands of a disgruntled member of the community was actually a figment of his imagination. After his case was overturned due to prosecutors withholding evidence, Nino trades the coke life...
February 24th, 2009 | AUDIO, GENERAL, MUSIC, VIDEO | Read More

Wire Tap: If Rappers Were Characters From The Wire

Words By Jesse H. It’s been a year and I still miss The Wire and all its characters. We said our final goodbyes in 2008 but recent endless viewings of the DVD box set had me feeling sentimental and inspired. It’s the “Who would play me in a movie?” game further realized and repurposed,...
February 10th, 2009 | EDUTAINMENT, Everything Else, GENERAL, SMOKE BREAK | Read More

You’se A Sucker For Love

Obviously anything first seen in the New York Post’s Page Six has to be taken with a grain of salt. But this account on Jermaine Dupri’s ouster from Universal almost sounds plausible.
January 14th, 2009 | GENERAL, SMOKE BREAK | Read More

“Negro Please…”

© XXL. That’s about all that needs to be said about that.
January 9th, 2009 | AUDIO, DIGITAL NEWS, GENERAL, LOOSIES, MUSIC, SMOKE BREAK, VIDEO | Read More

Bored. Stop. Rewind.

As with any lifestyle, Hip-Hop gets old from time to time — slipping into a state where I don’t want to hear another boom bap, basic 4, hi-hat tap, two-step-able beat. Events and shows become an obligation as I stand in the back choking down a bitter by-the-glass wine or Heineken. Even wack...
August 25th, 2008 | AUDIO, GENERAL, LOOSIES, MUSIC | Read More

Natural Born (Fad) Killers

Words By David D. Pic By The Warfare Collective Like all popular music, Hip-Hop is all about trends and fads. All trends, though, come to an end and it takes a certain benchmark moment to kill these fads. Back in the day the ultimate trend killer was, well, white people. When Black culture assimilated...
June 19th, 2008 | AUDIO, GENERAL, MUSIC, STRAY SHOTS | Read More